A review of multi-criteria decision making applications for renewable energy site selection

M Shao, Z Han, J Sun, C **ao, S Zhang, Y Zhao - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods have become increasingly popular in site
selection decision-making of renewable energy power plants because they consider …

[HTML][HTML] Still in love with solar energy? Installation size, affect, and the social acceptance of renewable energy technologies

J Cousse - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar and wind energy are expected to play a key role in creating a climate-neutral Europe
by 2050 and decarbonizing energy production in general, albeit requiring significant …

Optimal site selection for solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants using GIS and AHP: A case study of Malatya Province, Turkey

HE Colak, T Memisoglu, Y Gercek - Renewable energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The importance of energy needs increases substantially with the effects of scientific
developments, technological improvements and human population growth. Because of …

Site suitability analysis for implementing solar PV power plants using GIS and fuzzy MCDM based approach

A Almasad, G Pavlak, T Alquthami, S Kumara - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Although Saudi Arabia can benefit from implementing photovoltaic (PV) solar power
projects to generate power, there are some environmental, economic and technical …

[HTML][HTML] A GIS based MCDM modelling approach for evaluating large-scale solar PV installation in Tunisia

S Rekik, S El Alimi - Energy Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to its favorable geographical and climatic conditions, Tunisia offers a great deal of
solar potential, making solar energy projects highly feasible. However, to maximize …

GIS based site suitability assessment for wind and solar farms in Songkhla, Thailand

S Ali, J Taweekun, K Techato, J Waewsak, S Gyawali - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to identify ideal sites to locate utility-scale wind and solar
farms in Songkhla, a province in southern Thailand. Geographic Information System (GIS) …

Optimal site selection for photovoltaic power plants using a GIS-based multi-criteria decision making and spatial overlay with electric load

S Zambrano-Asanza, J Quiros-Tortos… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing adoption of photovoltaic systems as a result of government incentives and the
cost-effectiveness of the technology will bring significant environmental benefits and help …

Investigation of feasibility study of solar farms deployment using hybrid AHP-TOPSIS analysis: Case study of India

S Sindhu, V Nehra, S Luthra - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Presently, the usage of solar energy has increased with the advent of Renewable Energy
Sources (RES) and bypassing traditional energy sources such as fossil fuels. Government of …

Solar power potential of Tanzania: Identifying CSP and PV hot spots through a GIS multicriteria decision making analysis

A Aly, SS Jensen, AB Pedersen - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
More than one billion people are still living without access to electricity today. More than half
of them are living in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is a noticeable shortage of energy related …

Energy internet: the business perspective

K Zhou, S Yang, Z Shao - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy Internet is a new development form of energy system. It realizes the integration of
energy flow, information flow and business flow. More and more business model and service …